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September 11, 2019
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INSIDE L O C A L N E W S
The
Week in Review
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M ETRO
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Community volunteer Lisa Klein visits with Ray Turner Jr. of Portland 5 Center for the Arts as she
hands out free hot dogs, chips and water at Holladay Park during a special event to celebrate a
successful effort to reduce crime in the park.
A More Peaceful Holladay Park
Community
celebrates
reduction of
crime
Arts &
ENTERTAINMENT
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by b everly C orbell
t he p ortlanD o bserver
A small group of neighbors
joined officers from the Portland
Police Bureau and volunteers
from several nonprofit agencies
last week for hotdogs, snacks and
snow cones at Holladay Park to
celebrate a successful collabo-
rative effort to reduce crime and
questionable activity in the park
which is bordered by Lloyd Cen-
ter and a MAX Light Rail station.
Although Portland police came
up with the idea, the Holladay
Park Safety Plan relied heavi-
ly on community involvement,
and more than a dozen nonprof-
its stepped up to help. They in-
cluded Because People Matter,
Vancouver Avenue First Baptist
Church, SOLVE, Portland Parks
& Recreation, Office of Youth
Violence Prevention, Multnomah
County District Attorney’s Office,
Portland OIC, Portland Public
Schools, Transit Police Division,
Bonneville Power Administration,
Federal Protective Services, Port-
land Police Bureau, Providence
Health Care, Connect, Church of
Scientology, Portland’5 Centers
for the Arts, Lloyd EcoDistrict,
and Oregon Youth Authority.
Over the past few months, many
groups have added events and ac-
tivities in the park to strengthen
its community use, and increased
police patrols have helped protect
the space as a public resource.
The results show a dramatic 50
percent decrease in 911 calls over
the summer months compared with
last year, along with a 44 percent de-
crease in thefts, 30 percent decrease
in disturbance calls, 22 percent de-
crease in unwanted persons, and a
34 percent decrease in assaults.
The point of the safety cam-
paign is to keep wholesome activ-
ities going in the park, said Capt.
Anthony Passadore of Portland
police. He said the model has
been successful and he’s working
with security personnel in nearby
Lloyd Center Mall to bring the ef-
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Portland Service for Winters
O PINION
C LASSIFIEDS
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Later this month, there will be a
memorial service in Portland hon-
oring the life of service of Oregon
State Sen. Jackie Winters.
On May 29, 2019, Winters,
known as the soul of the Oregon
Legislature, passed away after a
battle with lung cancer. A memo-
rial service at the state capitol in
Salem followed in June and filled
the legislative chambers with law-
makers, supporters, family and
friends.
Sen. Winters, the only black
Republican in the Oregon Leg-
islature, impacted thousands of
people’s lives during her lifetime,
providing them with hope and a
future through her legislative ad-
pioneer, stateswoman and valiant
leader,” Senate Republican leader
Carl Wilson R-Grants Pass, said
in a statement. “For many years,
Sen. Winters embodied the spirit
in Oregon, overcoming obstacles,
setting a course for others to fol-
low and bridging divides.”
The Portland memorial service
will take place on Friday, Sept.
27 at 1 p.m. at Vancouver Ave-
nue First Baptist Church, 3138 N.
Vancouver Ave. The public is wel-
come and encouraged to attend.
Sen. Jackie Winters
There will be a reception follow-
vocacy and with Jackie’s Ribs, her ing the service for those who were
restaurant with locations in Salem touched by Winters’ life to share
and in Portland.
their experiences and love for her
“Sen. Jackie Winters was a true with her family.